A NASA satellite captured two brilliant images of the western portion of Lake Superior just before the Memorial Day holiday weekend and another last week, showing quite the difference in ice coverage. Of course, the ice is no match for warmer temperatures and a higher springtime sun angle.

Two months ago, the lake was more than 60 percent ice-covered. Now, water temperatures continue to hover above the freezing mark, with some chunks of ice still being reported, according to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory.